[VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er

[Steph Kerman]

It was a live and very contemporary interview. The interviewee bemoaned 
the fact that she wasn't entitled to royalties for the years her voice 
was used and then went on to accept wistfully that the times they are 
a-changin' and she's sorry to see the time service discontinued.

I'm sure you can hear the whole interview in the NPR ATC archives. I 
captured a WAV file of part of it but I was not expecting it and missed 
the first 30 seconds or so.

Steph

Jayson Smith wrote:
> If they interviewed her live, and it wasn't an older recording, it
> definitely wouldn't be Jane Barbe, since IIRC she died in July of 2003 or
> so.
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steph Kerman" <stfkerman at jps.net>
> To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at lists.ckts.info>
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er
>
>
>   
>> On Friday, NPR's ATC interviewed the gal who did the announcements used
>> in California. She was someone other than Jane Barbie. I didn't catch
>> her name.
>>
>> Steph
>>
>> Jayson Smith wrote:
>>     
>>> I have a complete set of recordings recorded off the 410-844-1212
>>>       
> machine
>   
>>> which is still running. They're spoken by John Doyle. As far as I know,
>>> there are no remaining Jane Barbe machines with that announcement style
>>> still in service. If interested, let me know and I'll post the URL.
>>> Jayson
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Rusty Dekema" <rdekema at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at lists.ckts.info>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:37 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Speaking of this, do any of you have an AT&T number for a time system
>>>> that uses the exact phrasing:
>>>>
>>>> "Good (xyz), at the tone the time will be (zyx)." (As opposed to "at
>>>> the tone, (name of time zone) time will be...)
>>>>
>>>> That was how 616-346-1212 (actually 346-****, but they didn't
>>>> advertise it as such), the time line where I grew up, sounded.
>>>> Unfortunately, it has been out of commission in both the old 616 and
>>>> new 269 split region for several years.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to replicate the system on my Asterisk machine, but I
>>>> have not been able to find any similar recordings.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Rusty
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/30/07, ikjtel <ikj1234i at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> FWIW, via slashdot
>>>>>
>>>>> "Starting in September, you will no longer be able to
>>>>> pick up a landline, payphone, etc and find out what
>>>>> time it is at the beep. AT&T, which has had the
>>>>> service since the 20s, cited a lack of demand in the
>>>>> digital age as the reason for "time"'s extinction.
>>>>> Actually, the service had already stopped in most
>>>>> states, but Nevada and California — with their large
>>>>> rural and unmapped areas — were still holding out,
>>>>> should the lost motorist or weary hiker need to know
>>>>> the time of day. But no more! The "Time Machine",
>>>>> which consisted of two large drum-like devices that
>>>>> contained several audio-tracks and a quite advanced
>>>>> system for syncing up with the caller, will probably
>>>>> end up in a museum, anxiously awaiting the arrival of
>>>>> its cousin: The Pay-Phone."
>>>>>
>>>>> Full article at
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
> http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus29aug29,0,2466396,full.column?coll=la-home-center
>   
>>>>> Max
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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